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Challenging the Validity of Nutrition Epidemiology Studies

Nutrition epidemiology studies, which form the basis of many nutrition guidelines and beliefs, are criticized for being unscientific. These studies involve administering food frequency questionnaires to large groups of people to understand the relationship between foods and diseases based on preconceived notions, leading to the generation of guidelines like the importance of a colorful diet, the risks of animal foods, and benefits of plant-based diets. However, the methodology of nutrition epidemiology studies is seen as lacking scientific rigor and reliability.

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